Topic: Unusual reverse painted pin dish

[Nick77]

Does anyone recognise this item, it came at auction with a batch of paperweights but seems to be more like a pin dish, it is painted reverse on the back and the clothing style seems 18th Century to me. Any ideas of it's origin/ date?
Sadly it is quite badly chipped in a few places.

many thanks
Nick

[flying free]

I could be completely wrong but I think it is an open salt and I also think it could be quite old and fairly rare.  But I could be wrong 
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[flying free]

I've found a pair similar attributed as Georgian c1800 but no source of id I'm afraid.  They seem to be in good condition to me,  chips are quite usual on these I think as is wear to the portrait miniature so yours looks in good condition. 
edited to add:

A better one listed here with repaired chips - this is id'd as German late 18th century so would not be classed as 'Georgian' I don't think?? but of the period.
http://www.antiques.com/classified/1132962/Antique-German-glass-salt-with-portrait--late-18th-century
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[flying free]

modified my post above to add extra id info
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[Nick77]

Many thanks, especially for finding the similar one for sale, most interesting, I had guessed at French myself.

Nick